Program that trains community health workers to deliver hearing care shows success among low-income older adults JAMA_current
Does a hearing care intervention consisting of a community health worker–delivered personal sound amplification device improve communication function among older adults with hearing loss?In this randomized clinical trial that included 151 participants, the hearing care intervention, compared with a wait-list control, resulted in significant improvement in self-perceived communication function at 3 months .
Participants were randomized to receive a community health worker–delivered hearing care intervention or to a wait-list control group . The 2-hour intervention consisted of fitting a low-cost amplification device and instruction.The primary outcome was change in self-perceived communication function from baseline to 3 months postrandomization.
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